[img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/ec6a4632c4767f4c43dfc7ba5081f1f3a7b114a7.png[/img] And just like that, Albion turned seven! With so much going on - a new server, soaring player numbers, and several big updates - the past year has just flown by. And on the eve of the [url=https://albiononline.com/update/paths-to-glory][b]Paths to Glory[/b][/url] update, it’s time to take a moment to look back at just how far the game has come. So put on your [url=https://albiononline.com/news/seventh-anniversary-sale][b]Anniversary outfit[/b][/url][b], [/b]grab a slice of [url=https://albiononline.com/news/living-legacy-2024][b]cake[/b][/url], and make yourself comfortable as we look back at some of the biggest moments of the last twelve months. [h3]Wild Blood[/h3] Albion’s players got a taste of [url=https://albiononline.com/update/wild-blood][b]Wild Blood[/b][/url] in the fall, as a new content update introduced some massive features to the game. [previewyoutube=fXc7B8_mrx8;full][/previewyoutube] With [b]Shapeshifter Weapons[/b], [b]Tracking[/b], [b]Awakened Items[/b], [b]reworked islands[/b], and much more, Wild Blood [url=https://albiononline.com/news/wild-blood-launch-stats][b]unleashed[/b][/url] Albion’s primal side, and opened up a whole world of new possibilities. [h3]End of Year Awards[/h3] Winter saw end-of-year awards handed out, and Albion Online added to its growing collection with two more prestigious prizes. MassivelyOP awarded Albion [b]Best PvP MMO[/b] for the [b]third year running[/b], and MMORPG.com then named the game [b]Indie MMO of the Year[/b]. Thanks again to everyone whose continued support has made this possible! [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/c6450edba7c3bc773660fad1f6f7932f7aad3c32.png[/img] The end of the year also saw the announcement of a new approach to the game’s [url=https://albiononline.com/news/2024-update-plan][b]update schedule[/b][/url], which would begin at the turn of 2024… [h3]Crystal Raiders[/h3] No sooner had [url=https://albiononline.com/news/uncle-frost-2023][b]Uncle Frost[/b][/url] thrown his last snowball of the season, than it was time for Albion’s first update of 2024. [url=https://albiononline.com/update/crystal-raiders][b]Crystal Raiders[/b][/url] was the first in Albion’s three-monthly update cycle, and it brought some big changes to Guild Seasons. [previewyoutube=th9a8Mu6FWM;full][/previewyoutube] With the introduction of[b] Territory Raiding[/b] and [b]Crystal Weapons[/b], along with other changes like a [b]reworked Conqueror’s Challenge[/b], Crystal Raiders shook up guild warfare in Albion for the seasons to come. [h3]Albion Europe[/h3] A year after the successful launch of the Albion Asia server came another momentous announcement: Albion Online was launching a [b]brand-new server[/b] in Europe. This would bring massively improved ping to thousands of players, old and new, along with the chance to build a completely independent gameworld from the ground up. To celebrate this development, an all-new live action trailer was released, which might have a familiar ring to some of you… [previewyoutube=xPyw4nZlGNA;full][/previewyoutube] Albion Europe had a unique [url=https://albiononline.com/news/europe-beta-challenge][b]Beta[/b][/url] phase, with players flocking to the new server to earn the exclusive Duelist vanity set. A special, condensed Guild Season was won by Escalation, and then, on April 29, the new server [url=https://albiononline.com/news/albion-europe-live][b]opened its doors[/b][/url]. [h3]Foundations[/h3] While all this was going on, development of the game didn’t slow down. Along with the new server, April saw the release of Albion’s second update of 2024: [url=https://albiononline.com/update/foundations][b]Foundations[/b][/url]. [previewyoutube=vTj-NaMx4gs;full][/previewyoutube] Foundations continued to add new dimensions to Guild Seasons, with the introduction of [b]Fortifications[/b], [b]Siege Banners[/b], [b]Territory Activity Chests[/b], and more. With guilds now able to construct powerful defenses for their territories, Season 23 marked the beginning of a new era of warfare in Albion. [h3]Record Player Numbers[/h3] 2024’s updates and the launch of Albion Europe made Albion more vibrant than ever before, and this was confirmed when the game smashed its [url=https://albiononline.com/news/record-player-numbers][b]player number record[/b][/url] in May. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/cfda3872353587472e2128b0613e21604db1d194.jpeg[/img] Albion Online surpassed [b]350,000 daily active users[/b] on May 1, eclipsing the previous record set a year ago with the launch of Albion Asia. With so many new and experienced players enjoying the game, it’s a truly exciting time to be a part of the world of Albion as we look ahead to the future. [h3]Paths to Glory[/h3] And that future begins next week, with the release of the [url=https://albiononline.com/update/paths-to-glory][b]Paths to Glory[/b][/url] update on [b]July 22[/b]. This will bring the [url=https://albiononline.com/news/dev-talk-albion-journal][b]Albion Journal[/b][/url], a brand-new achievement system with some very special rewards available. It also sees some big [b]quality-of-life improvements[/b], a new [b]Dynamic Spawn Rate[/b] system, [b]new Crystal Weapons[/b], and much more. With all this, Albion has never offered so much to so many players. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/203005dbee4072778b096c48825b1a87a5519a59.png[/img] Join us in celebrating Albion’s anniversary now with the [url=https://albiononline.com/news/living-legacy-2024][b]Living Legacy[/b][/url] event, featuring some all-new statues of Albion’s previous season winners to take down. And the special [url=https://albiononline.com/news/seventh-anniversary-sale][b]Anniversary Paladin[/b][/url] vanity bundle is available until [b]July 30 at 10 UTC[/b], so grab yours while you can! Meanwhile, we’d like to once again give our thanks to you, the community, for what’s been an incredible year. Here’s to the future!